** ARGENTINA [and non]. 10m is crammed with signals, Oct 12 at 2202-2209. Must be some contest and/or enhanced propagation, many of them relogs I will not go into detail now: beacons LU2DT, VE7MTY/B, W1DLO/B, KC4QLP/B; and lots of phones too (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 28485 USB, Oct 16 at 2210, PY3PR calling CQDX and making quick contacts in English with US hams. QRZ.com: ``PY3PR Brazil flag Brazil, Paulo R. Ferreira, py3pr@arrl.net, Xangri-lá, RS, Brazil. My QTH is Xangri-lá, RS (GG 40), an atlantic seashore town in Southern Brazil where I also enjoy bycicling and fishing`` -- once again, 10m is replete with beacons; and phones, some of them working Parks On The Air (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 28170 CW, Oct 14 at 2204, 10m beacon band really hopping, also phone, too many to attempt logging much. Here is VVV DE VA3XCD/B CAMDEN -- not bad for one sesquiwatt per WGB list: ``28170 VA3XCD/B - Camden East ON CAN FN14nj - #0 (13 Oct 2024) Note: VVV de ID + Camden East + grid - pwr 1.5w`` - see USA for a couple more (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHILE. 28468 USB, Oct 11 at 2203, CA3VAK making California contax, among several S American phonesigs on 10m, trans-equatorial prop working. QRZ.com: ``CA3VAK Chile flag Chile, Victor M. Aranguiz M., Santiago, Chile`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHILE [and non]. 28472 USB, Oct 15 at 2206, CA3VAK, Víctor in Santiago, contacting VA7LSA, also audible weaker. Already heard him about the same time on Oct 11, 4 kHz lower, q.v. 10m is crammed with beacons and phone, 11m CB full of QRM from all those skippers, many AM on inexact het frequencies. Must be the October peak. I spend some time bandscanning above 30 MHz for broadcast harmonix of 5, 6, 15 MHz bands, as well as below 30 for 9 MHz harmonix x 3, especially in the 28.5+ MHz range which is still mostly vacant of hams; but nothing. Even if propagation be possible, there are so few fundamentals anymore from Latin America. I also keep checking 35790 for Martí 3 x 11930 which did make it to Alberta, but no luck here where sporadic E would do it. But I urge others to be alert for such breakthrus (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, Oct 13, 2024 at 0558-0606, the ``keyboard alfabet`` station is back! My nightly routine has including bandscanning from 8900 to 10125, since 10125 occasionally catches Aussie hams in USB phone instead of CW; and also the keyboard station, not heard for ages, and supposedly quit because license expired and was not renewed. It`s exactly the same thing he was sending over and over last year, including signature errors! ``QWETYUIOIX ASDFGHJKLÑ ZXCVBN VVV DE HK3QQ BOGOTA COLOMBIA`` or starting with VVV. NOTE that R is omitted, P is missent as X, and M is also omitted. My previous significant logs, all FROM YEAR 2023! starting here with last time previously heard: 2023: ** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, Sept 26 at 0607, HK3QQ on again with keyboard-letter-sequence beacon. Could not copy X instead of P after O, so maybe deleted if not corrected (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) 2023: ** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, April 20 at 0635, once again the strange station sending keyboard letters slowly in sequence: ``QWERTYUIOX ASDFGHJKLÑ ZXCVBNM`` and then much faster: ``VVV DE HK3QQ BOGOTA COLOMBIA`` --- note the error? of X instead of P, like reversed dits and dahs? And the Enye after L; maybe that`s where it lies on a Spanish keyboard. QRZ.com: ``HK3QQ Colombia flag Colombia, Jesús Ernesto Reyes Castro, Bogotà 111156, Colombia Escuela de telegrafia Marconi ilustrado - Colombia Frecuencia: 7.070 CW Beacom VVV De HK3QQ Bogotá Colombia 5W`` Previous logs of this filed under UNIDENTIFIED (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2187){still same info in QRZ.com as of Oct 13, 2024} 2023: UNIDENTIFIED. 10125 CW, April 17 at 0626, series of letters between long pauses. I soon realize it`s reading off a standard keyboard: A S D F G H J K L --- Then faster VVV DE --- and I don`t copy any ID. Then resumes with: Q W E R T Y U I O --- Is this default of some software, or done deliberately? This is of course in the so-called 30m hamband as I am listening for VKs on phone in this area (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** COLOMBIA [and non]. 10125 CW, Oct 16 at 0622, HK3QQ, keyboard alfabet with usual errors and ID. Also traces of USB, no doubt the Australian hams (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 9790, Oct 10 at 0539, S9+28 of dead air in Cantonese, CRI relay finishing by 0500 but failed to turn off. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Oct 10 at 0540 RHC S9+30/40 in English but suptorted also whining. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 11860 & 11930, Oct 13 at 0552, pulse jamming against nothing, R. Martí frequencies never on air at night, duh! So altho RHC can barely get two frequencies defectively on air, the greatest priority of jamming nothing survives! Std remark about undernourished Cubans (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** JAPAN. 11965, Oct 15 at 2221, S9+10/20 in Japanese talk so strong that I suspect Madagascar relay, which is on 11965 at 20-21 but with MWV/WCB. HFCC shows at 2100-2300, NHK direct from Yamata, 300 kW at 235 degrees for SE Asia = Myanmar to Philippines to Indonesia. Directly off the back would be 55 degrees toward Sacramento and across Mexico, while we are at about 45 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR [and non]. 15440, Oct 15 at 1446, S Asian song S5/S9, one of strongest signals on band: hardly anything lower. Stronger than 15590 CRI English Urumqi, 15770 WRMI; weaker than 15610 VOA Vatican Kurdish and 15825 WWCR SSOB. 15440 this semihour is TWR Urdu via Talata. I wonder if TWR play any secular songs in languages, or do they have to be Christian? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 720, Oct 10 at 0558, something in Spanish with WGN nulled on the XHDATA D808; 0600 Mexican NA, brief choral version, and ID mentioning ``La Lupe``: therefore per IRCA Mexican Log, it is XEDE Saltillo, Coahuila. Power 8/0.25 kW so maybe on day power. Name presumably alludes to ``The Virgen of Guadalupe``, Mexico`s very own version of the BVM. She is always portrayed surrounded by ``rays``, which could also correlate with broadcasting. I had no choice but to spend my first nine years in the NM county of the same name (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO [and non]. 770, Oct 12 at 0638 UT, trying to confirm whether KKOB NM is still on the air; see USA. Spanish is atop, 0641 `Estilo de Vida` program name; 0645 Fórmula promo, so has to be XEACH Monterrey, 25/1 kW per IRCA & mwlist. However, at 0701 recheck, no Spanish, off? Supposedly 24h per IRCA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO [and non]. 800, Oct 11 at 0647, near-local KQCV OKC preacher hit by extremely distorted QRM, i.e. XEERG, Ojo de Agua, NL still unfixed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO [and non]. 800, Oct 12 at 0646, distorted QRM to KQCV OKC, still XEERG Nuevo León. We don`t notice this earlier in `primetime` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO [and non]. 800, Oct 14 at 0621, still distorted music QRMing KQCV OKC, from XEERG NL (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. Re: "More importantly, where`s XEW? Remember when it owned 900 at night, 250 kW? IRCA Mexican Log 2024 says it`s 24h 100/100 kW still on AM; but current mwlist and consequently WRTH 2024 still claim 250 kW, and another Mex on 900, 10/2.5 kW, XEOK Amor Monterrey, which is totally missing from IRCA Log (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)" Tim Hall replies: ``I checked my notes and found that XEOK turned off their AM on or before May 2020. A listener in Monterrey reported the shutdown of the AM to one of the many Mexican radio Facebook groups that I follow as I try to keep the Mexican Log up to date.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NAURU. 21275 USB, Oct 11 at 0619, C21MM is JBA making quick contacts. Would not have expected anything on 14m at this hour and with geomag storm. Tnx to tips from Gary Pence, KM5X in Dallas: ``ARS C21MM Nauru Island (German Dx Peditions) --- Just Worked Amateur Radio Station C21MM just 31 miles from the equator. On 10 meters and 17 meters 28033 and 18084 listening about 1.25 kHz up. Worked from Texas on a path of 273 degrees. This is a muti-op Xmtr German Dxpedition till Oct 29. More info on QRZ.com and a link to their website. 0251z and 0302z.`` Later: ``C21MM STILL BEING HEARD IN TEXAS AND ARKANSAW, 21275 KHZ USB, 0524 UTC. That East West path is there. 73, Gary`` - their site is on disgraced X/Twitter, no way. But https://c21mm.mydx.de/ leads go: https://c21mm.mydx.de/?Operating_frequencies Nauru/Enid = 10509 km = 6530 stmi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 7475, Oct 14 at 0303, anti-Christ pirate, Station YHWH, S9 but undermodulated and needs LSB tuning to avoid utehash on upperside (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11529.92 approx., Oct 11 at 0322, oriental? music at S7/S8, no doubt Hikari FM upped 15 kHz from previous channel, and still signature skewal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 11529.9, Oct 15 at 2219, JBA presumed Hikari FM, pirate supposedly in Sonora next to Arizona, also reported about every day at wide hours by Rick Barton, AZ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1270, Oct 11 at 0649 UT, Spanish, ID with ``107.9 FM``, music. First thought was KFLC in The Metroplex, but FM match is for KRXO Claremore OK, as per WTFDA FM DB searching 107.9 for relays of 1270. 107.9 is K300CY in Broken Arrow, 0.15 kW horiz only, ``Ritmo 107.9`` yet not marked as Spanish! Altho 50/5 kW, KFLC is TUDN  sports format. KRXO is rimshotting into Tulsa market: no relation, other than ownership, to KRXO FM OKC sports programming on 107.7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ROMANIA. 11960 AM, Oct 13 at 0553, English talk about Timishoara, must be RRI; it`s the SSOB at S5/S9, hardly anything else on 25m beyond JBA carrier from France 11700. HFCC lists this as 90 kW at 300 degrees only for WEu from Galbeni: https://new.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=A24&broadc=RRO These versions refuse to show what`s DRM and what`s AM, but reduced power is dead giveaway that it`s supposed to be DRM; master frequency list does mark it N for DRM. But it`s NOT! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SCOTLAND [non]. 7730, UT Sun Oct 13 at 0100, `Encore` classical music hour from R. Tumbril via WRMI; is 44 degree beam, so best remotes for it are in Maryland, S9+5, and slightly better Georgia at S9+10. This airing is supposed to be on System F, 5850 only, but that`s one of few transmitters still not recovered from Hurricane Milton, so I check 7730 on a hunch, as skedgrid used to show 5850//7730 on same system during this hour but was wrong. Sked now claims System L at 0100 UT Sunday on 5950 // 7730 with `Pop Shop Radio`, but that`s really on 5950 only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Fri Oct 11 at 2157 before token English, SNR a JBA carrier direct due to degraded propagation, a smidgin better on 17715 for S America, and worse on 15520 for ME, still no 15390 for Af. At 2216 I check Maryland SDR; 17855 & 17715 both JBA S3, 15320 slightly better but VP S3/S5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Mon Ont 14 at 2159, S9+30/40 direct, and stronger as it should be than 17715 & 15520, token English from REE, 2200 preview to be interview about a theatre which won a yearly National Award, located in the Lavapiés [? wash-your-feet] neighborhood. No time to listen further (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Tue Oct 15 it`s Sefarad/Ladino day on SNR at 2200, VG S9+20/30 direct and also not off the air on 17715, 15520 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Wed Oct 16 at 2200, token English from SNR, good direct and better than 17715, 15520; 15390 still AWOL. Missed interview topic but at 2219 ``near the end`` so contact info mixed with brief mailbagish acknowledgements to several listeners, until 2221, then music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.006+, Oct 11 at 2156, VOT not off the air, but only JB direct, same at 2205. At 2215 into UTwente when measured, multi-lingual 2-minute ID filler reel in progress, only poor S8/S9, much weaker than usual due to degraded propagation. Slightly better at 2229, S9, but still insufficient for easy listening. After 2300 did manage to be off the air rather than Germanizing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.007-, Oct 12 at 2158, VOT IS & ID, VG S9+20/30 direct; 2200 TS and s/on as if its`s 1230 on 17620. Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2201 olds starting with Serbia/Turkey business coöperation. 2221 into UTwente when measured, S9+45/50, `Turkey`s Geomarked Products` something about yarn/cloth/rope dyed various colors. 2223 music. 2229 TRTVOTVorld.com promo, music. 2235 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, music. 2242 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9875.004+, Sunday October 13 at 2047, VOT English starting `Letterbox`, S9+15/25 into UTwente. I`m getting this early in case the 2200 on 11785 be AWOL, and even if not, conflicting with otherstuff I want to get then. At first there is some CCI on 9875, presumably Korea North but stops about 2050. That supposedly resumes at 2100 but not noted then. Halil starts by saying we are entering spring - he means fall as he is in the northern hemisphere, it`s getting colder, and his name means Yellow Rock. 1) Otto Schultz, jokes as if nickname for Ottoman, small handwriting of 7/26 report from somewhere in USA, also listens to German service but can barely hear it, also several reception reports in same letter. 2) at 2055, Miss May ???, Sichuan, China. 3) at 2057, Dick/Richard King in England, hopes TRT will not stop SW. Now there is rapid clicking QRM, OTHR? 4) at 2100, handwritten from Shanyang Kan?, China, 2 reports, wants 2 QSLs. 5) at 2103, another one from same. 6) at 2104, Ricky Hein, South Dakota, says he has no internet, no computer, got 11785 with 15111 SINPO! wants program guide and QSL. 2107, out of time, goodbye and music not program theme as I tune out. 11785, Oct 13 at 2200, weak signal pops on, visible at UTwente, but soon gone, so another try-but-fail to North America. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. 7275, Oct 14 at 0258, IS & IDs in English, INTRUDER, S9+30/40 direct but with LSB QRhaM. Presumably this final repeat succeeds. 11785.007-, Oct 14 at 2158, VOT IS & English ID, S9+30 direct; 2202 olds; 2215 music; 2217 `The Energy Agenda` starting with tolls one year on, in Gaza and Lebanon, before getting into ME oil. 2231 into UTwente when measured, S9+25. Recheck 2245 music. 2254 s/off as if 17620 at 1230 - something`s always awry at Ankara. Do all those announcers have no idea the 1230 recording is repeated over and over? 2255 IS, 2256 restart IS with one German ID before 2256.6* chop. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.006+, Oct 15 at 2200, VOT s/on, S9+10/20 direct with some flutter. 2234 into UTwente when measured, VG S9+45, `Weekly Commentary` ending at 2235, music. 2240 `Turkey`s Geomarked Products` about mincemeat, music. 2251 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2253 s/off as if it`s the 1230 on 17620. Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2254 IS briefly to chop 2254.5* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.014-, Oct 16 at *2200.4 direct, JBA signal cuts on but off by 2202* so assuming VOT in another try-but-fail. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler. However, recheck at 2216, now it`s on at S9+10/20 but insufficient vs noise level; and into UTwente at 2233 when measured, higher offset than usual, maybe different transmitter, S9+5/15 even there instead of usual blaster, poor and ``hollow`` sounding (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28265 CW, Oct 11 at 1755, DE K6SSB/B -- WGB list: ``28265 K6SSB/B - Brentwood CA USA CM97dm - #0 (01 Oct 2024) Note: de K6SSB 8" off`` -- QRZ.com: ``K6SSB USA flag USA, Matthew J Iaconis, 650 Ash Ct, Brentwood, CA 94513, USA`` DXMap shows computed sporadic E MUF spikes as high as 94 MHz, but no FM DX; wonder if anyone is even trying, like Randy Zerr in NV. 28300 CW, Oct 11 at 1756, K6FRC/B --- that`s all, ID only from this beacon. WGB list: ``28300 K6FRC/B - Tracy CA USA CM97hp - #0 (01 Oct 2024) Note: Pwr 100w - Slow keying `` QRZ.com: ``K6FRC USA flag USA. Paul Shinn, P.O. box 175, Valley Springs, CA 95252 USA. Go to www.K6FRC.com for K6FRC beacon locations and other information`` Used to be regular on 13 MHz band without the /B but not heard in ages (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. 28218 CW, Oct 11 at 2200, beacon with 5 E`s, DE WA1LAD/B K --- WGB list: ``28217.5 WA1LAD/B - West Warwick RI USA FN41fq - #0 (06 Mar 2024) Note: de WA1LAD/B`` --- QRZ.com: ``WA1LAD USA flag USA, GILBERT D "Gil" WOODSIDE, III, 285 3rd Ave, Warwick, RI 02888, USA`` 28231 CW, Oct 11 at 2201, 8 E`s, NG7I/B --- WGB list: ``28230.8 NG7I/B - Ritzville WA USA DN07tc - #0 (18 Mar 2024) Note: ID + grid + EEE - Pwr 5w to a Hy-Gain Penet. 500 at 20'`` --- QRZ.com: ``NG7I USA flag USA, PATRICK C PADGETT, 704 S Washington St., Ritzville, WA 99169, USA -- * Temporarily QRT due to divorce and moving. *`` Really? Wonder if that`s anything to do with the cheesecake on his QSL? Hi. Also stalwart 28197 CW, 4 T`s, DE VE7MTY/B (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28204 CW, Oct 14 at 2205, AJ4YN/B, among many beacons audible now in big opening. WGB list: ``28204 AJ4YN/B - Chesapeake VA USA FM16uo - #0 (03 Oct 2024) Note: VVV - Pwr 5w (Ex 28285.5)``. See CANADA for another. 28250 CW, Oct 14 at 2206, KI6MTV/B, beacon not in WGB list, but QRZ.com: ``KI6MTV USA flag USA, Michael R Hislop, PO BOX 121, SHINGLE SPRINGS, CA 95682, USA - Hey, if you hear my beacon, (28.250 mhz) send me a message. I would like to hear from you. Don't forget to tell me the location where you heard the beacon. Thanks, Mike`` - well, I can`t send a msg since QRZ.com restricts email info to ham members only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2263 monitoring: NOT confirmed UT Thursday October 10 at 0130 on WRMI 5010 since it and all WRMI transmitters are off the air without power due to Hurricane Milton. Confirmed Thursday October 10 at 1656 the 1630 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6159.997, S9+5/10 into UTwente, with constant RTTY warble from 6164 and splash from 6165 Urumqi, East Turkistan, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems -- unless narrowed bandwidth and/or LSB tuning. WORLD OF RADIO 2264 contents: Armenia and non, Bermuda, Burkina Faso, Cuba, Egypt, (Eritrea non), Finland, France non, Germany, India, International Waters non, (Iran), Italy, (Japan non), Korea South and non, Lebanon and non, Mali, North America, Pridnestrovye/Transnistria/Moldova, Romania, (Sa`udi Arabia), Scotland non, South Africa, Sri Lanka 12040, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine and non, UK, USA, Yemen non; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WOR 2264 available from 0131 UT Friday October 11: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2264.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2264.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html [following H. Milton, not all WRMI frequencies may be back yet] 2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085; 0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW; 1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [1900/2100]; 2300 UT Saturday WTWW 9475; 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]; 1900 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular]; 0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 [resumed]; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. Thanks this week to John Spicer, ``You put your life into this and I just wanted to say thank you for your efforts. I really enjoy your show and the updates in print and radio`` with a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2264 monitoring: confirmed Friday October 11 at 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.995, S8.5 into UTwente across Europe. Also confirmed on WRMI webcast only. Also confirmed Friday October 11 at 2214 the 2200 on WRMI 9955 which is now back on air, S7/9+10 into Bonaire SDR. Also confirmed? Friday October 11 at 2238 the 2230 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.003-, JBA S7 into UTwente, but I think I recognize my voice. Next: 0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085; 0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW; 1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [1900/2100]; 2300 UT Saturday WTWW 9475; 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]; 1900 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular]; 0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 [resumed]; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2264 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday October 12 at 0300 on WTWW 5085, VG direct. Not a problem, but not caused by me, I`ve noticed that this airing starts with a few words from a preacher before cut to WOR opening. Also as usual followed by two minutes of music 0329-0331* turned off without ID or sign/off announcement. Upon request, I sent WTWW a half-minute WOR promo they could play anytime. Has anyone heard it? Also confirmed Saturday October 12 at 1450 the 1430 on Shortwave Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.001, S9+10 into UTwente. Also confirmed Saturday October 12 at 1600 on WRN North America webcast. Also confirmed Saturday October 12 at 1735 the 1730 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.000, S9/+10 but with RTTY QRM from 6164 and China splash from 6165. Also slightly delayed on 3975.002, S9+5/10 in the clear. Also confirmed Saturday October 12 from 1959 the 1930v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO. S9+16/18 groundwave into nearby SDR. Also confirmed Saturday October 12 at 2015 the 2000 on WRN Europe webcast. Next: Once again WTWW 9475 is not on by 2249, but maybe will come on for WOR? 2300 UT Saturday WTWW 9475; 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]; 1900 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular]; 0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 [resumed]; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2264 montoring: NOT confirmed Saturday October 12 at 2300 on WTWW 9475 - never came on air unlike last weeks when popped on just in time. Confirmed UT Sunday October 13 at 0000 on WRMI 9955, S9+20 with flutter into Pardinho, Brasil SDR. Confirmed UT Sunday October 13 at 0429 about 5 minutes into so the nominal 0315v started very late about 0424 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+17 groundwave to nearby remote. Confirmed Sunday October 13 at 1900 on IRRS via AM Italia, 1322.995, VG S9+8 into UTwente across Europe. Next: 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW [irregular]; 0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 [resumed]; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2264 monitoring: confirmed Sunday October 13 at 2000 on WRN Europe stream.. Also confirmed Sunday October 13 at 2157 the 2130 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.003-, S9 into UTwente. Not confirmed Sunday Oct 13 at 2330 on WRMI 7570 as that transmitter is still off the air following H. Milton. Confirmed UT Monday October 14 at 0041 the 0030 on WRMI 7780, S8/9+8 into Georgia SDR, S9+15/20 into Maryland SDR. It`s aimed WSW, so I look for the KiwiSDR at McAllen TX but it`s missing. Besides TWR Brownsville, which has always been poor, there is now one, NA5C designated `Rio Grande Valley` but really at Encino TX, which is in the middle of S Texas, about midway between McAllen and Alice to the north, and midway between Zapata on the west, and the Gulf coast. Confirmed UT Monday October 14 at 0301 on Area 51 via WBCQ, 6159.937, S9+10 direct but VP vs noise level. 0327 into NH SDR, S9+10/20 on 6159.930 with RTTY 6164 ACI. Confirmed Monday October 14 at 1958 the 1930 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.003-, S9+8 into UTwente; 6160 unchecked. Next: 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2264 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday October 15 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9/+5 into Durango2 SDR. Also confirmed Tuesday October 15 at 1307 the 1300 on WRMI 9955, S9 direct; BTW, 9955 still on at 1440 check. Also confirmed Tuesday October 15 att 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.995, S7/S9 into UTwente, slight CCI, and from 1314 ACI. Next: 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2264 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday October 15 at 2330 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 3975.00+, S9/+15 into UTwente. Also confirmed Tuesday October 15 at 2330 on WRMI 9395 S9+30/35 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed Wednesday October 16 at 1930 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.004+ into UTwente by time recording, axually tuned early at 1813 when measured and S9/+10, also 3975.005- at S+5 but not checked at 1930. Missed checking Wed Oct 16 at 2100 on WBCQ 7490-; anyone hear it? Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; {confirmed} 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160. Thanks this week to John Spicer, ``You put your life into this and I just wanted to say thank you for your efforts. I really enjoy your show and the updates in print and radio`` with a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to:   Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9475, Oct 14 at 2330, this WTWW is still off air; the other transmitter dedicated to TOMBS is on 9930 now, and already around 1530 check. However, by 0214 UT Oct 15, 5085, the nighttime counterpart of 9475, is on the air as well as 5920 counterpart of 9930. A while ago, George was announcing that 9475 would be running Pastor Pete Peters at 3-5 pm CT daily = 20-22 UT, but if so, one would expect it to stay on with something until QSY time at 0100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. 17790, Oct 10 at 1537, something S4/S7 in Arabic. All WRMI transmitters were off since yesterday with power failure so I`m rechecking for them. This is Vatican as scheduled 1530-1600 only to collide with WRMI ``Radio Africa Network`` toward S America when funxioning. No signals on 15770 or 9395, but JBA carrier on 9455, as WRMI tolerates sharing that with CRI. Then checking FB for further updates, rather than WRMI`s own website: ``WRMI Radio Miami International --- Hurricane Milton Update as of 1540 UTC Thursday October 10: Power has just returned at our transmitter site, but there is some damage in the antenna field. Our engineers will be doing a survey of the antenna field this afternoon. We may be able to have some transmissions back on the air tonight -- no promises yet. As of 2200 UTC Thursday Oct. 10, our frequency of 7730 kHz is back on the air. We are still surveying damage to the antenna field and making repairs, and we hope to have additional transmitters back on the air either this evening or tomorrow. Stay tuned for updates. As of 2210 UTC Thursday Oct. 10, our frequency of 5950 kHz is back on the air. So now we have 7730 and 5950 on the air. As of 2255 UTC Thursday Oct. 10, our frequencies of 5010 and 5800 kHz are back on the air. So now we are on 5010, 5800, 5950 and 7730 kHz. [WORLD OF RADIO 2264] At around 0000 UTC Friday Oct. 11, our hard-working engineers got 7780, 9395, 9455 and 15770 kHz back on the air. It is now well after dark here in Okeechobee, so we will try to get some additional frequencies back on the air tomorrow`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WRMI survey Oct 12 at 0106 into Maryland SDR, these frequencies are OFF: 5850, 7570, 9455. The rest are ON: 5010, 5050, 5800, 5950, 7730, 7780, 9395, 9955, 15770. One more FB entry to those last quoted: ``Hurricane Update as of 1700 UTC October 11: The frequencies of 9955 and 5050 kHz are operating normally again. We still have a problem with 17790 and 5850 kHz.  Engineers are working on these`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9955, Oct 15 at 0633, TOMBS via WRMI, S4/S5; now some weak pulse jamming also audible from the incompetent DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7490 -68 Hz = 7489.932, Oct 11 at 2353, WBCQ S9/+15 into Maryland SDR during FKB, while 5130- and 3265+ are still off. 6160 -69 Hz = 6159.931 with TOMBS before 2400. 2359, one-minute tone warning and FKB upwraps; Chariots of Fire tune, canned ID, no disclaimer about a repeat to follow, and 0000 Oct 12, William Tell Overture theme of `AAAWWW`. I think Allan says ``yup`` at the start, and later, ``we have to fight -- for the republic, free speech``, etc. Fumbles for reading glasses, laments declining sight vision, and right into politix: no mention of hurricane nor current datestamp. Insulting President Biden as a ``puppet`` is enough to drive me away. Recheck at 0030 music playing, soon back to talk. I do wonder if A&A stayed in Deland of Fla for Milton. Here`s a local report on damage there: https://www.deland.org/692/Hurricane-Milton-Information (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 660, Oct 11 at 0325 UT, huge dominant signal with C&W, soon ID as ``KTNN, Window Rock - Tohatchi - Ganado``. Far stronger than neighbors WSM & WSCR! KTNN clearly yet again still on ND 50 kW day power, take that, WFAN! Possiblizes AZ state for easterlyners. Cannot find at FCC AM Query or LMS, any link to monthly sunrise / sunset timetable! Has this been deleted for all stations? I try another one: KOKC: can`t find that one at all! FCC is really screwedup. Per gaisma.com, axual Window Rock SS today was 0046 UT. Recheck at 0645 UT, it`s gone, just weaksigs on 660 amid WSM & WSCR at normal levels (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 660, Oct 12 at 0644 UT, loud C&W, got to be KTNN Window Rock AZ again on 50 kW ND day pattern despite WFAN (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 660, Oct 14 at 0311 UT, song with lyrix I can`t comprehend, so in Diné/Navaho? soon ID as ``KTNN, Window Rock - Tohatchi - Shanto``. Must again be cheating on ND 50 kW day pattern, but kudos for the frequent shameless IDs. The third town alternates among various places in or near the Res. Then a regular C&W tune. This time some CCI in English, probably TX or NE not NY (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 660, Oct 15 at 0545 UT, L&C C&W, no doubt KTNN again on ND 50 kW day pattern (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 770, KKOB, radio tower down again by Fiesta balloon clipping guywire. As happened before exactly one icosayear ago. https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/hot-air-balloon-hits-radio-tower-near-balloon-fiesta-park/ Here`s an audiovideo, set to music, isn`t that nice? https://www.koat.com/article/tower-collapse-video-balloon/62581474 One KOAT report says the downed tower was one they rely on at night. So that means it can`t go direxional to protect WABC. KOAT TV refers to KKOB as its ``media partner`` -- ha, long divorced from KOB TV. Check for it tonight. More bits: https://www.koat.com/article/tower-collapse-balloon-fiesta-park-2024/62580632 Geez, people don`t know the correct term is guywires: ``"At this time, it looks stable. We have no sagging in any of the guidelines. The anchors are in place. There is only one guidewire that's going over one of the anchors from the previous tower that collapsed. So, at this time, we're we're very hopeful that the second tower is structurally stable," Harris said.`` KOB, originally, should have known better than to locate its 50 kW towers so close to an area which would eventually be filled with HABs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 770, KKOB Albuquerque NM: Oct 12 at 0638 UT, trying to confirm whether KKOB still be on the air following collapse of one of two towers in the North Valley after balloon hit. ABQ news reports said it would still be on air from one tower, despite a subject line in one DX group, ``KKOB off the air``. I am hearing something in English but can`t tell if KKOB, since it`s under Spanish, see MEXICO. Typically in such a case, like KRLD, KOKC or KAAY, gets STA to stay on at night, ND but with lowered power such as 12.5 kW = one quarter. However, at 0701 recheck, no Spanish, off? But ABC News which fits for KKOB, per IRCA the only one on 770, and BTW, WABC runs Fox `news`, not ABC! KKOB also has a 230-watt ND co-channel relay/booster in Santa Fe only at night, filling in the null toward WABC; elsewhere very hard to tell them apart unless ABQ be off or echoing, which they ought to prevent. Walt Salmaniw found another story about this, originally AP: https://www.timescolonist.com/the-mix/hot-air-balloon-strikes-and-collapses-radio-tower-in-albuquerque-during-festival-9649483 Similar one also in Enid News & Eagle. 4:48 audiovideo report by KOAT via Steve Whitt, MWC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyzxeFc4LPo This story says KKOB did go off the air, but would continue on FM. KOAT exists due to a ``coats for the needy`` winter promotion (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 770, KKOB, tower down by balloon hit: looking at video over and over about that, something strange. The tower collapsing appears to be very much in the background compared to the two balloons in the foreground, as if one of them could not really have brushed it; false perspective? As for 770 being off the air, I have yet to see any timeline of exactly what happened, but: maybe knocked off the air immediately when tower fell, but it`s the DA tower not in use in the daytime; so if remained on air, probably turned off shortly for evaluation of situation and then back on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 770, Oct 14 at 0620 UT, `Red Eye Radio`, surely KKOB; NRC AM Log shows only one other RER on 770 but a daytimer + FM in AL. KKOB`s FM is not a translator on 96.3, originally the domain of classical KHFM, where I worked while at UNM 1965-1968. I also recorded there a weekly Hometown news summary for AFRTS. What a comedown to farright hatetalk (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 770, Oct 15 at 0546, `Red Eye Radio`, L&C, no doubt KKOB ABQ NM. Reported to be on STA of ND 12.5 kW at night now. Does that mean the Santa Fe night booster is now kept off? "KOB, originally, should have known better than to locate its 50 kW towers so close to an area which would eventually be filled with HABs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)" ``Sometimes such decisions are a little bit better, but I still can't fathom how, when they installed Carlsbad Caverns, they knew that a parking lot would someday just happen to sprout there. Frank Merrill, Jr`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. 900 kHz, Oct 12 at 0646 UT, ID in passing as KHOZ, C&W music. That`s in Harrison AR, U1 1000/62 watts, address on Radio Avenue per NRC AM Log. More importantly, where`s XEW? Remember when it owned 900 at night, 250 kW? IRCA Mexican Log 2024 says it`s 24h 100/100 kW still on AM; but current mwlist and consequently WRTH 2024 still claim 250 kW, and another Mex on 900, 10/2.5 kW, XEOK Amor Monterrey, which is totally missing from IRCA Log (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1030 kHz, Oct 11 at 0653 UT, ``1030, Talk Radio KFAY``, CCI from gospel music; a few minutes later, ``NewsTalk 1030 KFAY`` = that`s U4 6/1 kW licensed to  Farmington AR, but address in FAYetteville. Why not KFAR? Fairbanx, Why not KFRM? Salina/Concordia (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 9960, Oct 15 at 0635, no signal from R. Vanuatu, nor on 7260, 7890, 11835. Ron Howard via remotes was hearing it on 3945 ex-9960 between 0915 and 1100 on Oct 14 but absent at 0415 Oct 15 from all known frequencies. I believe 9960 was still on as of Oct 14 before 0700, not always logged but checked nightly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1152.1 kHz, Oct 14 at 0316 UT, carrier/het again. Anyone else hearing this? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 17665, Oct 15 at 1442, talk by YL in French? dumped off air for a few seconds as I tune in direct, then back. And nothing at 1518 into UTwente. NOT listed for A24 in HFCC, EiBi or Aoki; nor in HFCC for B24 - nothing ever on this frequency. However, a few hours earlier today, Zacharias Liangas with a remote reported ``A signal started on {sic} 0657 on 17665 with level -110 dbm`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Re my 17665, Oct 15 at 1442: ``On Wed Oct 16, NOTHING on 17665 kHz channel at 1308 nor at 1453 UT today. 73 wolfie df5sx`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) THE TINY TRAP Europa is a ``tiny moon`` about mission to find water, maybe life, Oct 14 at 1810 UT on MSNBC, report by Tom Costello. Yet it may contain twice as much water as Earth -- tiny?!? TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING Bucket List Joe President Biden Has 100 Days Left in Office. He Has Newly-Granted Supreme Powers WITH Immunity and No Political Consequences. What If He Were to Use Them? Michael Moore Oct 12, 2024 https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/bucket-list-joe